Four suspected terrorists believed to be behind the Westgate Shopping Mall siege were arraigned in court to face charges of supporting and committing a terror attack.
The four, Mohamed Ahmed Abdi, Liban Abdullahi Omar, Ibrahim
Adan Dheq (alias) and Hussien Hassan Mustafah Monday appeared before
Nairobi Chief Magistrate Dolphine Okundi to answer to seven counts of
committing a terrorist act contrary to Section 4(2) of the Prevention of
Terrorism Act, 2012.
State Counsel Mungai Warui told the court
that the four jointly with others not before court allegedly supported
and carried out a terrorist attack on September 21 at Westgate Shopping Mall in Westlands, Nairobi County.
Abdi,
Omar and Mustafah, all of Somali origin, were also accused of
supporting a terrorist group contrary to the law.
They were accused that
on September 21 jointly with others not before the court, they
knowingly supported Mohamed Abdinur Said, Hassan Mohamed Dhohullow and
others in committing a terrorist act at the Westgate Mall.
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